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Underdogs by Joel Budd

Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
3 in 10 of the UK population is white working class. What do those three words mean today?
24 Mar 2025,14 mins
Episode 2
In the 1960s, a wave of Londoners left the capital to live and work in Norfolk.
25 Mar 2025,14 mins
Episode 3
The vibrant sub-culture of car modification is rarely celebrated.
26 Mar 2025,14 mins
Episode 4
The author examines why ‘working class’ crimes like armed robberies have declined.
27 Mar 2025,14 mins
Episode 5
Joel Budd looks at age, class and attitudes to race and immigration across Britain.
28 Mar 2025,14 mins